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Title: Schoolboy arrested, Cape Town, 1987
Subject: Student protesters, Youth--Political activity, Political prisoners, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: A schoolboy is arrested during protests against the 1987 white parliamentary elections in Athlone township, Cape Town, May 1987. In 1986, some 25,000 people were imprisoned without trial under the Emergency regulations. Of that number, 10,000 were children under the age of eighteen. In April 1987, the government stated that only 1,400 children were still in detention.
Identifier: islandora:880

Title: Girls pose in their traditional German dresses, Cape Town
Subject: Lederhosen, Dirndls, Youth, Gender, ,
Description: With their Aryan blond hair and blue eyes, many of the children are keen to dress up in their traditional German costumes.
Identifier: islandora:15822

Title: Former YMCA and home of the Space Theatre, corner of Long and Hout Streets, Cape Town, 1976
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Theatre, Performing arts, Youth
Description: The YMCA building on the corner of Hout and Long Streets, Cape Town, built in 1883 and occupied by the Space Theatre in the 1970s.
Identifier: islandora:17514

Title: Young girl writes on blackboard while teacher watches, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Youth, Education, ,
Description: Young girl writes on blackboard while teacher watches, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15506

Title: Anti-conscription protest, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Youths--South Africa, Conscientious objectors--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa,
Description: Conscientious objectors protesting for the release of imprisoned objectors, including David Bruce, Charles Bester and Saul Batzofin. Protesters' T-shirts read, "I refuse to serve in the SADF (South African Defense Force)". Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12661

Title: Children carry buckets of water hanging from sticks, Cape Town
Subject: Youth, Poverty, Water supply, ,
Description: Children carry buckets of water hanging from sticks, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15817

Title: Children play outside, Cape Town
Subject: Youth, Squatter settlements, Poverty, Apartheid, ,
Description: Children play outside the black tents. Without passes their parents can not get permanent jobs so there is no money for Christmas presents or festive foods.
Identifier: islandora:15589

Title: Anti-conscription protest, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Youths--South Africa, Conscientious objectors--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa,
Description: Conscientious objectors, Ivan Toms and Cameron Dugmore, protesting for the release of imprisoned objectors. T-shirt reads, "I refuse to serve in the SADF (South African Defense Force)". Cape Town., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12660

Title: Man calling Cape Town Muslims to prayers, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Youth, ,
Description: Calling Cape Town Muslims to prayers on the tower of the Hoop Street Mosque.
Identifier: islandora:15505

Title: Youth injured in anti-apartheid protest, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: Political violence--South Africa--Cape Town, Demonstrations--South Africa--Cape Town, Apartheid--South Africa--Cape Town, Segregation----South Africa--Cape Town, Political history--South Africa--Cape Town, Youth--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: A youth, shot by police during anti-apartheid protests, is bundled into a car to take him to a private doctor. Any gunshot victims who were hospitalized risked arrest by police. October 1985, Athlone, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:5343

Title: Youngster salute at a rally, Cape Town
Subject: Pan Africanist Congress, Azanian People's Liberation Army, Politics, Youth, Demonstrations, ,
Description: APLA Anniversary - Thousands of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) supporters chanted racist slogans at a rally in Gugulethu on Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the founding of the Azania People's Liberation Army (APLA).
Identifier: islandora:15674

Title: Muslim boy holds Koran, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Worship, Youth, Education, ,
Description: Nine months of intensive study after his ordinary school hours ended for a 10-year-old Moslem boy of Elsies River, Dien Mukkaddam, today, when he completed reading all the 30 suras (chapters) of the Koran. Dien, a pupil of Sheik Amien at Elsie's River, is in Standard 4 at St. Augustine's School, Parow. He will now set out to memorise the Koran, chapter by chapter.
Identifier: islandora:15504

Title: Young Muslim girl, Cape Town
Subject: Religion, Islam, Youth, Education, ,
Description: "The Technikon will lower educational standards by forcing children out of good schools."
Identifier: islandora:15508

Title: Election protest, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Youths--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Demonstrations--South Africa,
Description: Protest against unfair elections, Cape Town. Signs read, "Don't vote on 26 October" and "Down with the racist puppet dummy. October elections"., circa 1980s
Identifier: islandora:12649

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